Demi Lovato’s father dies

Singer Demi Lovato has canceled an appearance at a publicity event for “The X Factor” following the death of her father.

The sad news was revealed by the singer’s sister Dallas on Saturday, when she wrote in a post on Twitter, “Rest in peace daddy I love you.”

No more details about Patrick Lovato’s death were available as WENN went to press. He was a former country singer and studio engineer and was believed to have been battling cancer in recent years.

Lovato’s parents divorced in 1994 and she has been estranged from her dad since 2007.

After news of Patrick’s death broke, Demi’s mother Dianna published a picture of him with the singer and her sister on her Twitter page, adding, “Thank you all for the outpouring of love and prayers. Y’all (sic) are amazing!”

Lovato was reportedly due to attend a photoshoot with her fellow “The X Factor” judges on Saturday, but pulled out of the event.